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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 23 m

Summary A group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States.

Directed By: Sanjay Rawal

Written By: Erin Barnett, Sanjay Rawal

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 23 m

Food Chains

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary A group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States.

Directed By: Sanjay Rawal

Written By: Erin Barnett, Sanjay Rawal

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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75
Nov 30, 2014
This advocacy documentary is never dull, but it tends to wander.
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75
Nov 17, 2014
Perhaps Sanjay Rawal's most fascinating excursion into agriculture's dark side is the vineyards of Napa Valley, where the practically Eden-like scenery masks a dreary labor model.
By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 20, 2014
This emphatic and empathetic documentary (directed by Sanjay Rawal and narrated by Forest Whitaker) presents the plight of our farm laborers as modern-day slavery.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 18, 2014
The film fosters a very human connection to these pickers, whose eloquence comes from their plainspoken arguments, the austerity of their situation, and the modesty of their demands.
By Daphne Howland FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 21, 2014
The participants make a strong case, although the most emotionally powerful moments involve the workers themselves.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 20, 2014
Director Sanjay Rawal also allows the likes of Eva Longoria (an executive producer of the film, as is "Fast Food Nation" author Eric Schlosser) and members of the Kennedy dynasty to hijack the farmworkers' story. It's a reductive strategy that ultimately insults viewers' intelligence.
By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Illumine Group, Two Moons Production
Release Date Nov 21, 2014
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline The revolution in America's fields
Website https://www.facebook.com/FoodChainsFilm
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